Assistant County Attorney I/II/III, Grade N24/N27/N32

The expected salary ranges for this role on hire are:   

Assistant County Attorney I:  $77,738 - $104,639

Assistant County Attorney II: $88,406 - $129,827

Assistant County Attorney III: $108,687 - $165,952

WHO WE ARE

The Office of the County Attorney provides legal advice and services to County departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, as well as the County Council in all aspects of the government’s operations. 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Office is looking for an attorney to represent the County Government in tax and procurement matters before State, Federal, and local administrative agencies and courts; draft and review agreements, legislation, regulations, and other legal documents; conduct negotiations; prepare and issues legal opinions; and collects debts owed to the County.

The full-time attorney for the Office of the County Attorney’s Division of Finance and Procurement will act as counsel to County departments requiring legal advice on procurement, commercial, grant, tax, and finance matters, including representing the County before administrative bodies and State and federal courts, as may be needed.

Education: Graduation from an accredited university school of law. 

Experience: 

• At the Assistant County Attorney I level, Grade N24: One (1) year of post degree experience as a law clerk or in a similar capacity. 
• At the Assistant County Attorney II level, Grade N27: Two (2) years of professional experience as an attorney, including trial experience.
• At the Assistant County Attorney III level, Grade N32: Thorough (four (4) years) experience as an attorney, including some specialized (one (1) year) experience involving either local government law or permitting, land development and/or zoning.

Equivalency: None. 

LICENSE: • Membership in the Maryland State Bar. Note: There will be no substitutions for this section

All Applicants will be reviewed by the Office of Human Resources (OHR) for minimum qualifications.  Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated “Qualified,” placed on the Referred List, and may be considered for an interview.   Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade or higher will be placed on the Referred List as a “Transfer” candidate and may be considered for an interview. 

Preference for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the following:

• Experience in the areas of law handled by the Division.
• Trial skills and experience
• Knowledge of local government law
• Organization skills
• Ability to cope with exposure to difficult subject matters
• Ability to deal with people effectively in difficult high stress circumstances

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government(MCG)  is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.